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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Buckeye, AZ · November 25, 1998

Date: November 25, 1998 · 10:50 local
Place: Buckeye, AZ
Airport: Buckeye Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9294Q
Reported as: Piper PA28181
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N9294QRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843122 · Built 1998 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5) During student pilots second supervised solo, the aircraft departed the runway to the left side while transitioning from the landing phase to the takeoff phase during his fourth touch and go of the day. It appears the student pilot may have lost directional control while cleaning the aircraft up for the takeoff. The aircraft sustained minor damage and was repaired on scene and returned to goodyear, AZ. The flight school has now changed their procedures to no longer allow student pilots to practice solo touch and go's.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) DURING STUDENT PILOTS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM THE LANDING PHASE TO THE TAKEOFF PHASE DURING HIS FOURTH TOUCH AND GO OF THE DAY. IT APPEARS THE STUDENT PILOT MAY HAVE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE CLEANING THE AIRCRAFT UP FOR THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND WAS REPAIRED ON SCENE AND RETURNED TO GOODYEAR, AZ. THE FLIGHT SCHOOL HAS NOW CHANGED THEIR PROCEDURES TO NO LONGER ALLOW STUDENT PILOTS TO PRACTICE SOLO TOUCH AND GO'S.